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- Over sixty years ago,

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Lieutenant General Temple labored to not only

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build upon a foundation, but construct

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a new building that we now call home.

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- Lieutenant General, Retired, Temple's lifetime

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and dedicated service to the nation, to the army,

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and to all these soldiers

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makes him ideally suited to receive this honor,

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and has set a standard for current and future leaders

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in our army to obtain.

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He constantly sought improvement and perfection.

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He laid the foundation,

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not just for readiness of the force,

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but for this very building that we're occupying today.

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Every time we look up

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and see that Herbert R. Temple Jr.,

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Army National Guard Readiness Center,

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we will associate General Temple's name

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with readiness.

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And I believe one of the best compliments we can make

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to such an extraordinary National Guard leader,

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who spent his entire career devoted to readiness.

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Each day going forward will be,

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through his namesake this building will honor

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the legacy of Lieutenant General

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Herbert R. Temple, acting as a symbol of pride

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and of excellence for the National Guard.

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- One, two, three.

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(applause)

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- He made a tremendous contribution,

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I know many that are here,

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and I guess from the bottom of my heart,

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thank you,

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thank you very much for what you've done

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to make the National Guard what it is today.

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I'm so proud of you and so proud to be a part

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of this institution.

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- I believe that I will think of many of you.

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I'll hear your voices.

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I remember our times together.

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And the final moments will be the Guard,

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the Guard, the Guard, thank you.

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(applause)